What is the law regarding video taping someone for a promotional purpose. We are putting together a promo DVD for our church and will be filming during services and such. What are the legal requirnments for keeping it legal. As far as posting notice, and release forms?
2006-07-05 09:50:57 · 11 answers · asked by ramirez_chance 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
my recommendation....
every person who appears in the video must sign a model release form. anyone under 18 must have a parent or guardian signature.
what i would do....if your congregation is the type to really respond to this project, then i would have a "mock" service for filming purposes. this way everyone that attends the "mock" service will be a willing participant and you won't have people's faces blurred out, which is what you need to do if they aren't willing to sign a release.
so, at each service leading up to the "mock" service announce it before church and post it in the church bulletin. let people know that attendance is voluntary and each person will be asked to sign a release and "pump" them up with excitement so you will have more participants! i would schedule the "mock" at a similar time as your normal services. so, if your normal service is 10am on sunday, then schedule it at 7-9:30am or 11-1:30pm....whatever you think will work best!
then, the day of filming, post notices on the church entrances so anyone entering knows what is going on. also, i would hand out the releases at the entrances and then collect them before you start filming.
good luck and have fun!
2006-07-11 01:37:08 · answer #1 · answered by joey322 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Filming in a church does not require a release from all people there, it would be a courtesy for you to have an announcement made that you will be filming during the service. If this is for the church and they are paying you then you must make sure that either you have useage rights or do they hold all the rights. Which means that if this is being paid by them and it is not to be used for any other purposes. Why you need this is you are just begining and if you want to use this as a part of a demo DVD of your work in the future, then you don't need to go back at a later date and as permission. So make sure that all parties are clear.
There is a cd you can buy from Movie Forms Pro which have any forms that you might need in the future. If this is going to be something you will be doing in the future, or if you do interviews with individuals, it's always better to get a release.
Plus the knowledge of doing this correctly and having the forms that can be printed out at any time, is a plus when doing other productions.
2006-07-05 10:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by M360 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to post notice and whoever you tape must sign a release form also going to a copyright lawyer could make it better, above all make sure all footage is disposed after editing so it will not leak
2006-07-05 09:54:05 · answer #3 · answered by I'm a brain in a Jar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW!! That sounds like some church when you have to worry about the congregation sueing you for a promo piece !!
2006-07-05 09:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by anothersomeonenew 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Church is 'public' so you shouldn't need releases, unless you are naming people, interviews ect..
General shots of the crowd, no worries :)
2006-07-05 09:53:22 · answer #5 · answered by attila 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple get a release or a lawyer
ok if they are 'featured' u need a signed release
if they are background u are ok
2006-07-05 09:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by fact checker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bet you're 16
2006-07-05 09:53:10 · answer #7 · answered by Bigeyedbeauty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think if you video tape it first then copy it to a cd i think it is ok
2006-07-05 09:54:15 · answer #8 · answered by A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lawyer if you get in trouble but i say do it
2006-07-05 09:55:29 · answer #9 · answered by dahpree n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
copyright it and everything should be fine
2006-07-05 09:52:10 · answer #10 · answered by Alexis J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋